How Many People Are Named Nela?
people named Nela are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 780,330 people in the US has this name
Based on 597 babies named Nela in Social Security records from 1903 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
27 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of names ending in nela, such as ANTONELA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nela in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nela alive today is about 19 years old, and 87% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nela first appears in the records in 1903 and was given most often in 2019, to 27 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1903 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nela has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,882, in 1906. In 2025 it ranked #8,716.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,716 |
| Best rank | #1,882 (1906) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,014 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nela alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nela were born in Illinois than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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